PHP and MySQL form a powerful team, and if you have some fluency with HTML, this comprehensive guide will have you creating database-backed, PHP-driven Web sites in no time. Along with the new features of PHP5, you’ll learn to install, administer, and use MySQL 4.0 in database design. From getting started with PHP to connecting HTML Web pages to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle®, you’ll find what you need to take advantage of all this dynamic duo has to offer.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of PHP5 and MySQL

Resolve common “gotchas” with a series of symptom/diagnosis/fix patterns

Discover how to use PHP with Oracle and PostgreSQL as well as MySQL

Integrate PHP with Java™, JavaScript™, and XML

Use PHP to embed code fragments in normal HTML pages

Find out how the new PHP5 parser supports genuine exception handling and a more complete object model

Understand Zend Engine 2 and the new object model, with support for private/protected members, abstract classes, and interfaces

Install MySQL and learn to administer it successfully, including backups, replication, and recovery

Write MySQL-backed PHP applications

Learn from case studies how to design and implement a Weblog, a user identification system, and other applications